HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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chances are better than not

很有可能 / 機會很大

這是一個口語化的表達,表示某事發生的可能性非常高,幾乎可以確定。在這裡 Rhaenys 認為 Viserys 國王再婚後,生下男性繼承人的可能性很大。

His new wife will produce new heirs,
and chances are better than not that one of those will be male.
And when that boy comes of age and your father has passed,
chances are better than not — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E02 · ReelWord